Fact & Spin

Facts & Spin for March 15, 2023 top stories: A US drone crashes after allegedly colliding with a Russian fighter jet, Australia, the US and the UK unveil a major nuclear submarine deal, Russia agrees to extend its grain deal with Ukraine by 60 days, a controversial judicial bill passes the first vote in Israel’s Knesset, clashes erupt in Pakistan as police try to arrest ex-PM Imran Khan, Biden signs a new gun safety executive order, the US approves the Alaskan oil and gas 'Willow Project,' Lahore is found to be the world's most polluted city in a new survey, the FBI says US hate crimes increased by nearly 12% in 2021, and a new report says extreme poverty could be eradicated by 2050.
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Facts & Spin for March 14, 2023 top stories: US regulators close another bank amid financial concerns, Yemen’s warring sides hold prisoner exchange talks in Geneva, Xi Jinping will reportedly meet Putin and speak to Zelenskyy next week, 1000 migrants storm a US-Mexico border crossing, McCarthy announces plans to release Jan. 6 footage to more media outlets, China will reportedly host a Gulf Cooperation Council-Iran summit, A report finds last week’s Rohingya refugee camp fire was 'planned sabotage,' North Korea claims to have tested submarine-launched cruise missiles, Saudi Aramco reports a historic $161 billion profit in 2022, and Storm Freddy kills dozens in Malawi and Mozambique
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Facts & Spin for March 11, 2023 top stories: Regulators shut down Silicon Valley Bank, Xi Jingping secures a third term as China's president, At least seven are killed in a Jehovah's Witness hall shooting in Hamburg, Iran and Saudi Arabia agree to restore relations, Wagner reportedly takes an 'operational pause' in Bakhmut, The US House votes unanimously to declassify intelligence related to the COVID lab leak theory, Ron DeSantis visits Iowa ahead of a potential presidential election bid, ‘Twitter Files’ journalists Matt Taibbi and Michael Shellenberger testify before Congress, Human Rights Watch says Lebanon is failing to uphold the ‘right to electricity,’ and a new report warns global freedoms and democracy are backsliding.
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Facts & Spin for March 9, 2023 top stories: Biden reveals a $6.8 trillion budget proposal for 2024, Republicans kick off their first hearing on the Afghanistan withdrawal, at least 40 are killed in alleged rebel twin attacks in the D.R. Congo, several are killed in Russian missile attacks across Ukraine, the US Senate clears a bill to block a D.C. crime law, Australia is reportedly planning to buy nuclear subs from the US, the UK government is revealed to have censored Matt Hancock’s Wuhan lab leak comments, the federal trade commission ramps up its investigation of Twitter, a new idea for removing CO2 from the air shows promise, and Japan arrests several people for alleged ‘sushi terrorism.’
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Facts & Spin for March 9, 2023 top stories: Tucker Carlson defends his Jan. 6 footage commentary, a new report claims a pro-Ukraine group was likely behind the Nord Stream pipeline attack, protests erupt in Georgia over a proposed 'foreign agent' law, Wagner’s chief claims control over eastern Bakhmut, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says US troops will remain in Iraq, US House Speaker Keving McCarthy confirms plans to meet with Taiwan's president, China blasts Germany over its reported plan to ban Huawei and ZTE from 5G networks, texts reveal Tucker Carlson “passionately hated” Trump, France faces more massive strikes, and Californians are warned to prepare for another atmospheric river.
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Facts & Spin for March 8, 2023 top stories: China rebukes the US and warns of a potential ‘conflict,’ the UK unveils a bill to stop illegal entry from the English Channel, Canada’s Justin Trudeau orders a probe into alleged Chinese election meddling, sources say the White House may begin detaining migrant families again, Israel allegedly strikes Syria’s Aleppo airport, Zelenskyy pledges to continue defending Bakhmut, US Fed Chair Jerome Powell says interest rates may increase more than expected, Turkey’s opposition names Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu as its presidential candidate, South Korea announces deal on a Japan forced labor dispute, and Japan is forced to destroy its flagship H3 rocket in a failed launch.
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Facts & Spin for March 7, 2023 top stories: A fire blazes through a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh, China announces an increase in military spending, A pro-Russia official claims Ukraine is preparing a counter-attack in Zaporizhzhia, Taiwan warns China’s military may make a ‘sudden entry’ into its territory, Texts reveal the UK’s former health minister aimed to 'frighten' Britons into lockdown compliance, Iran agrees to more joint nuclear site inspections, 35 are arrested after clashes at a proposed Atlanta police training center, Nine security officers are killed in a suicide attack in Pakistan, Trump delivers the closing CPAC speech, California announces it will end business with Walgreens over abortion pill issues, and nearly 200 nations agree to protect 30% of the world's oceans by 2030.
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Facts & Spin for March 4, 2023 top stories: Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg reveals he has terminal cancer, Nobel laureate Ales Bialiatski is sentenced to 10 years in Belarusian prison, the G20 summit again ends with no agreement over Ukraine, new leaked texts show UK government officials mocking people in hotel quarantine, the US Department of Justice rejects Trump’s claims of lawsuit immunity, Argentina urges the UK to resume negotiations over the Falkland Islands, Tennessee curbs gender reassignment treatment and drag shows for minors, the US says executives should pay for corporate misconduct, Newcastle's £305M Saudi takeover faces fresh scrutiny, and a report suggests half of the world could be overweight by 2035.
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Facts & Spin for March 3, 2023 top stories: A report finds half of Sri Lankan families have had to reduce their children's food intake, Robert Kennedy's assassin is denied parole for the 16th time, Olaf Scholz joins the US in urging China not to provide Russia with weapons, Eli Lilly announces plans to cap insulin at $35 per month out-of-pocket, a US House panel approves a bill allowing Biden to ban TikTok, the UK navy intercepts alleged Iranian missiles headed for Yemen, an Indian court orders a bipartisan panel to select election officers, a judge allows Brian Flores' discrimination lawsuit against the NFL to proceed, Starbucks is ruled to have illegally fired workers after unionizing, and a new report finds that carbon dioxide emissions hit a record high in 2022.
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Facts & Spin for March 2, 2023 top stories: At least 40 are killed in a train collision in Greece, Bola Tinubu wins Nigeria's presidential election, Leaked government texts raise questions about the UK’s COVID response, Putin orders Russia’s border with Ukraine to be strengthened following drone attacks, Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot loses her re-election bid, UK house prices fall at their fastest rate in over a decade, US intelligence says foreign adversaries are unlikely to blame for so-called 'Havana syndrome,' Tesla plans to build a plant in Mexico, Denmark scraps a public holiday to boost its defense budget, and the CDC issues an alert for a drug-resistant stomach bug.
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